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Political Economy of the Wheat Sector in Uzbekistan Seed Systems, Variety Adoption and Impacts
Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of Uzbekistan contributing 16%
to GDP and 44% to employment. Uzbekistan has a land area of 44.8 million ha, of
which about 4.5 million ha is arable, and 4 million ha is ...
2022 ICARDA global barley breeding program International Nurseries
ICARDA has the CGIAR global mandate to breed barley varieties for the developing World. As such, more
than 250 spring and winter 2-row, 6-row and naked barley varieties of ICARDA origin have been released
in 46 countries, ...
A Holistic Framework towards Developing a Climate-Smart Agri-Food System in the Middle East and North Africa: A Regional Dialogue and Synthesis
Agriculture and agri-food systems of the highly vulnerable Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) region needs a radical transformation under a changing climate. Based on a two-year effort,
initially we developed a mega ...
Political Economy of the Wheat Sector in Turkey: Seed Systems, Varietal Adoption, and Impacts
In Turkey, wheat is the most important crop in terms of land area, volume of
production, and monetary value. Despite varied climatic and agro-ecological conditions,
wheat is grown in almost all areas of the country. Although ...
Public-Private-Producers Partnership for Strengthening Seed Certification in Afghanistan: Afghanistan Seed Certification System: Constraints and Opportunities
A seed system analysis is carried out aiming at providing context through: a)Exploring the current system of seed certification in Afghanistan and the role of various stakeholders in the seed certification system. A general ...
Forage seed system, Indigenous knowledge and constraints of forage production in Afghanistan
The Afghanistan seed sector is in transition after the postwar reconstruction and rebuilding (Kugbei et al., 2011). Though
the national seed policy and law was enacted in 2009 (Gazette, Govt. of Afghanistan, 2009), its ...
Morocco’s seed system makes progress, but some challenges still remain
Yigezu et al. (2019) conducted an extensive survey of the seed system value chain of Morocco and performed targeted interviews with over 1,200 Moroccan farmers in 2013. This milestone publication documented that despite ...
Strengthening national seed systems for household food security in developing countries
This report is a synthesis of the research and development work done in past years by ICARDA’s Seed Section of Biodiversity and Integrated Gene Management, with a number of partner countries in Africa and Asia to improve ...
Barley variety release by NARIS partner institutions from germplasm under development originated from ICARDA
Barley variety release by NARIS partner institutions from germplasm under development originated from ICARDA 2016-2021
Legume-based rotations have clear economic advantages over cereal monocropping in dry areas
Current land use trends show an increasing preference for monocropping – mostly a consequence of policies and incentives aimed at enhancing the intensification of cereals. This shift has caused some to question whether ...